Dealing with death - Atheist Nexus2018-05-24T20:23:06Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/dealing-with-death-1?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat upsets me hearing about…tag:atheistnexus.org,2013-02-03:2182797:Comment:21569882013-02-03T21:56:35.564ZLuarahttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Luara
<p>What upsets me hearing about that is it's so damn unnecessary - if people would just get the flu shot, very likely there wouldn't <em>be</em> this yearly drama of winter flu and some people dying. Only 38% of people get the flu shot in the U.S. I've heard. But not getting the flu shot, even if one only gets a mild flu as a result, means <em>infecting more people with the flu,</em> and possibly killing someone. People who get the flu can be asymptomatic, and people with asymptomatic…</p>
<p>What upsets me hearing about that is it's so damn unnecessary - if people would just get the flu shot, very likely there wouldn't <em>be</em> this yearly drama of winter flu and some people dying. Only 38% of people get the flu shot in the U.S. I've heard. But not getting the flu shot, even if one only gets a mild flu as a result, means <em>infecting more people with the flu,</em> and possibly killing someone. People who get the flu can be asymptomatic, and people with asymptomatic infections may still spread the virus. The flu shot is only about 60% effective this year, but if everyone got it, I doubt the flu would have a chance to spread as it has. </p>
<p>And I read about a 4-week old baby who died recently from whooping cough, another death preventable by vaccination - not of the baby, but of the people who came into contact with the baby. </p>
<p>Not the personal response you may have been looking for - but if you believe this is the only life we have, then consider protecting other people's only lives by getting vaccinated. </p>